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Captain Boycott | 1947 | Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan
Fine performances from an ensemble cast, which includes Robert Donat in a cameo, enliven this basically humdrum historical drama. Inspired…
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Valentino | 1977 | Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron,
Ken Russell’s biopic of Rudolph Valentino, one of the silent era’s greats, is not a patch on the numerous biographies…
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The Battle of the River Plate | 1956 | John Gregson, Anthony Quayle,
Battle Of The River Plate, made only 17 years after the event, depicts one of the defining moments of the…
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Scott of the Antarctic | Ealing 1948 | John Mills, Kenneth More
Every English schoolboy is taught the story of Captain Scott’s failed expedition in the Antarctic. How he and a small…
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The Dam Busters | 1955 | Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave
With the war won, the British film industry began the action replays, showing in minute detail how Our Boys gave…
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Bonnie Prince Charlie | London Films 1948 | David Niven, Margaret Leighton
Starring David Niven (who was born in Scotland), this tartan-drenched historical drama charts one of the great escapes: Bonnie Prince…
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Fire Over England | 1937 | Flora Robson, Raymond Massey
An entertaining English drama set in Elizabethan times. Olivier is a dashing young military man who offers to spy on…
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A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw
Paul Scofield stars in this exquisitely filmed historical drama that swept the 1966 Academy Awards for its artful portrayal of…
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